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Duties

As a Public Health Analyst (Policy and Issues Management) you will: Ensure consistent and timely translation of policies and position on key issues to external audiences. Identify public health policy needs (e.g. legislation) and coordinate the preparation of strategies and proposals in response to those needs to promote the achievement of public health goals. Develop new public health programmatic initiatives and assess issues of importance to the mission and activities of the program. Identify strategic programmatic and public health areas in need of strengthening as well as new areas for program development. Prepare testimony for senior managers regarding health problems, and CDC strategies, programs, responses to health problems, health policies, as well as on proposed legislation. Provide timely and complete responses to FMO, CDC/W, the Coordinating Center, DHHS, and others, and ensures consistency with CDC and DHHS policies.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which must include the following experience: coordinating budget and performance formulation activities within an organization; assisting with preparing budget initiatives; and developing materials that describe impacts of agency public health preparedness and response activities. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address ORR-OD-OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING, AND COMMUNICATIONS 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]